Themes: Fathers and Daughters, Devil Worship, Deal With the Devil
Main Cast: Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott, Michael Goodliffe
Release Year: 1976
Country: UK/WG
Run Time: 92 minutes
Plot
Christopher Lee stars in this weak occult melodrama as Father Michael Rayner, an excommunicated priest who decides to save the world from its decadence by teaming up with Satan. Richard Widmark is on hand as John Verney, out to stop Rayner's satanic rituals and helped along on the path of goodness by friends Anna Fountain (Honor Blackman) and David (Anthony Valentine). The plot centers on distraught father Henry Beddows (Denholm Elliott), who has signed over his daughter Catherine (Nastassja Kinski) to Rayner in order to save his own skin and now regrets it. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Nastassja Kinski - Catherine; Eva-Maria Meineke - Eveline de Grass; Anthony Valentine - David; Derek Francis - Bishop; Isabella Telezynska - Margaret; Constantin de Goguel - Kollde; Anna Bentinck - Isabel; Frances de la Tour - Salvation Army Major; Howard Goorney - Critic; Irene Prador - German Matron; Brian Wilde - Room Attendant; Jo Peters; Bobby Sparrow - Girl; Petra Peters - Sister Helle
Credit
Don Picton - Art Director, Irene Lamb - Casting, Barry Langley - First Assistant Director, Peter Sykes - Director, John Trumper - Editor, Paul Glass - Composer (Music Score), Eric Allwright - Makeup, George Blackler - Makeup, David Watkin - Cinematographer, Ron Jackson - Production Manager, Roy Skeggs - Producer, Les Bowie - Special Effects, Dennis Whitlock - Sound/Sound Designer, Christopher Wicking - Screenwriter, John Peacock - Screenwriter, Dennis Wheatley - Book Author
